Nicki’s collaboration with Eminem was not something many people expected but certainly something she was dreaming of.
In the recent interview with VladTV, Nicki’s former manager James Cruz revealed his role in getting Marshall on the record:
Shout out to Nicki! Her dream was to do a record with Eminem. And because of the relationship with Paul Rosenberg and the Interscope from the G-Unit years, I talked to Paul, and we got a record done. I think it was a day of mastering when she was supposed to master her record, I had the Eminem Roman record. I can’t tell you, but to be able to give that dream come true, to have that Eminem record, man… It was just like to be able to give that to Nicki and see the light in her eyes and the smile on her face, and her giving me that A&R credit — that was just amazing.
Nicki has never tried to conceal how important this feather was for her. She mentioned once that she “fainted” after hearing it for the first time.
